No, we are not in a 9-year-old bull market

1. Currently some clients, and pundits, are voicing concerns about the longevity of the current bull market. In the September 2017 article “No, This Is Not the Second Longest Bull Market Ever”, Barry Ritholtz and Michael Batnick laid out the case that the period running from mid-2015 to early 2016 “absolutely was a bear market.” Barry also explains how he measures the starting date of a bull market.

Yes, it still makes sense to invest internationally

2. Ben Carlson, in “Some Considerations for Investing Globally,” acknowledges that “investing in international markets may seem like a kick in the pants at the moment.“ But his article helps us to understand that “international diversification can provide psychological benefits beyond portfolio management considerations.”

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